Angry, disillusioned, and upset are just some of the words that some of Athabasca University’s nursing students have used to describe their reactions to recent changes to AU’s nursing program. While the changes are, according to AU, part of the process to streamline and improve programs and services to students, these changes have led to… Read more »
So here we are, we’ve made it through 2016, with a few bumps and shakes along the way. It’s been a heck of a year, hasn’t it? Terrorist attacks have been increasingly frequently reported, and the newest trend of using vehicles against the so-called “soft targets” is disturbing simply because there’s not much that can… Read more »
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Dear Barb: Hi, I am the mother of three children, ages fourteen, twelve, and eight. My husband and I both work full time and I take courses at AU. My daughter takes piano lessons and my son is in hockey. I am feelings so stressed out that I am yelling at my kids and my… Read more »
Several years ago I took funeral celebrant training from American Doug Manning and his daughter Glenda. It didn’t seem that big a stretch from my work as a marriage commissioner. For more than twelve years I’ve officiated civil, non-denominational marriage ceremonies. That meant fulfilling a need and providing a service for couples, who for whatever… Read more »
University Students on Mars. Researchers from McGill and Carleton universities are checking out how viable living on Mars might be. According to this Global News article, students will be performing field work in California to analyse the suitability of sheltering in lava tubes?underground cavities left from volcanic lava?which are similar to lava tubes on Mars…. Read more »
Athabasca University Saturday, December 24 to Monday, January 2, inclusive. Edmonton and Calgary exam services re-open Tuesday, January 3, 8:30am MST. AU Information Centre resumes full service Wednesday, January 4, 8:30am MST. More info at: news.athabascau.ca/news/holiday-flurry AU Library Saturday, December 24 to Monday, January 2, inclusive. AU Library re-opens Tuesday, January 3, 8:30am MST. Order… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants than for you to prep for exams with wild imagery. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need to help make your learning easier. I’ll also give you straight and honest opinions and personal anecdotes?even the… Read more »
Scholarship name: Scribendi Community Leadership Scholarship Sponsored by: Scribendi Inc. Deadline: December 31, 2016 Potential payout: $1000 U.S. What’s required: A 150-word essay on why you’re a community leader, along with a completed online application form. Tips: Read the scholarship details, and check out two past winners to get some ideas. You only have 150… Read more »
Melitta Bentz was born January 31, 1879, in Dresden, Germany and died June 29, 1950, in Porta Westfalica, West Germany. She is credited with inventing the coffee filter, in 1908. Bentz was unhappy with the coffee makers of her day, which included percolators and expresso-type apparatuses, that always left grounds in the coffee. After testing… Read more »